Blackburn, with Brad Friedel in goal while his U.S. teammates compete in the Gold Cup, fell 2-1 to Manchester United. Joe-Max Moore, who saw 8 minutes of playing time with Everton, was the only other American to see Premier League playing time during the Jan. 19-20 weekend.
England
Brad Friedel (Blackburn/PL) vs. Manchester United (1-2) Started: 90 minutes. Friedel conceded a penalty kick to Van Nistelrooy and a close-range effort by Roy Keane.
Joe-Max Moore (Everton/PL)vs. Tottenham (1-1) Sub (8 minutes): Entered game as sub for Paul Gascoign in 82nd minute Kasey Keller (Tottenham/PL) vs. Everton (1-1) DNP: Keller is on national team duty in the Gold Cup. Claudio Reyna (Sunderland/PL) vs. Fulham (1-1) DNP: Reyna is injured
Jovan Kirovski (Crystal Palace/D1) Rotherham (2-0) Started (45 minutes): replaced at at halftime by Jamie Smith, who scored Palace’s second goal. Gregg Berhalter (Crystal Palace/D1) Rotherham (2-0) DNP
